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Twice ToldTales 10 Years Ago Today in Memphis. JANUARY 8, 1909. Business men hold a monster mass meeting at Cotton exchange building as a declaration against statewide prohibition. As a result of the disturbances at Reelfoot lake several weeks ago six nightriders have been sentenced to death and two to 20 years' imprisonment. The men were convicted by a jury at Union City, Tenn. Holders of the stock in the American bank, which went into the hands of a receiver at the time the Merchants' Trust company failed, are soon to receive a dividend of about 35 per cent of their stock. Gallant Confederate heroes will assemble in Memphis in yearly session on June 1, 2 and 3. Flames originating from the engine room destroyed the Memphis machine works and damaged property to the extent of $35,000. While military pomp will mark the funeral of James E. Clary, the veteran fire chief and Confederate soldier, who died at his home Thursday morning, men who have been his comrades since the early days, when It was Pipeman Clary. will bear the coffin to its last resting place.